Old indian wisdom

It was a quiet afternoon on a beautiful day when this wise old Indian Chief began to speak. He pointed upward and said, "The empty space has been given a name - Sky. Yet, it has no name. It is the formless background of all things". The elder then pointed to a tiny cloud in the sky and continued. "This cloud that is appearing to us. It is simply part of what sky is, until we call it a cloud. Then, the axe of knowledge has divided the one into two. This cloud has manifested from the unseen, into the seen and at some point, it will return to the unseen again. Does the sky in the background ever change? No. Only the temporary manifestations within it. Tatunka or God, is like the great Sky... our life, is like the cloud. On the day you realize what you are, the cloud will disappear in you and you will disappear in it. KJS